Sunday, May 17, 2009

If the ticket counter person says it's a full-house, insist on seeing their computer screen!

What happened to Gubra has been happening to SellOut!

People wanting to buy tickets were told there were none left and that it was a full house, when in actual fact the hall was half empty. Don't ask me why they're doing it, but apparently some of them do.

So if you feel like supporting an internationally-acclaimed Malaysian comedy that was a hit in Italy, do the right thing. Insist, insist, insist they sell you the ticket you want to buy.

? could it be that there were a lot of reserved tickets that werent picked up in the end? reserved tickets are only to be released half an hour before the show... didnt know this happened to you.... pelik sungguh, or not?

Not again. The film community really needs to get together and figure out how to deal with the exhibitors because they are now the one loose cog in the chain. Since S'kali I've been saying distribution is no longer the issue for Malaysian cinema, it's exhibition and the lack of support from the local chains.

I got a friend name Lan Kaw See. Whenever you ask her out, she say "busy".Text message on her phone only, she fussed like crazy.Request her to add as friend in Facebook, she said "hardly".As hobby, she directed some mini film series.I asked her to watch local movies.She shrugged and quipped "no quality".I informed her good local films like "Sepet" and "Mukhsin".She screamed and replied "No BM, only English, see?"One day Lan Kaw See asked me to act as her lover baby.That was AFTER I become famous on TV.She only wants me to use me only.I agreed because to her, I pity.In my heart, I pray for Lan Kaw See.I pray she will stop acting like superior quality.I pray one day she will see me as me.I don't blame her because it's human nature.A bit of Lan Kaw See is in YOU and me.

Saya sudah kena! i thought that it was really full-house!~First it was selling fast,so i rushed to buy the ticket. But when i reached the counter they told me it was full-house and i turned back without no question. If it was really not a full house, i will go back to that cinema and find that sales person who was in charge that time.

My name is Jia I am currently working on the fieldwork for my doctoral dissertation. I read in the Singapore Straits Times a while back that you are making a film on class status and migrant workers in Singapore. I wonder if you might be looking for a research intern or might perhaps be interested in some collaborative work? My ongoing research is on the reproduction of class identities in Singapore and migrant workers, particularly the Johorean commuters who cross the causeway everyday to work in Singapore.

If you might be interested, please email me at junjiaye@interchange.ubc.ca.

mak,that is a malaysian movie????the list of awards and comments on the poster...WOW.i had goosebumps (for real).unbelieveable!!!!i am very PROUD.malaysian movie makers have gone far. that goes to you too mak.

Malaysian Filmmakers especially the indies got to realize that. A lot of indie films from the current crop of indie directors make boring award winning films that have no commercial value. They make films in the name of "ART", hence "I CAN MAKE WHATEVER I WANT". People walking out on their films are seen as an achievement.

To keep exhibitors from kick their films out of the cinema, filmmakers just have to make entertaining films that people wanna watch. SIMPLE.

In short, filmmakers just need to be responsible as making a film is a very expensive affair and they got to realize that everyone who finances films (this includes Exhibitors) are in it to make MONEY.

If this current crop of filmmakers do not see that, I see no hope in the future of Malaysian cinema no matter how many awards are won internationally.

You know Anon, maybe you should watch some of our quality local pieces first. People like you who keep looking at Hollywood is no help at encouraging others to appreciate our very own local film which has content and is entertaining at the same time.

I have seen lots of local indie films.Most of them I need to FF X32 or they put me to sleep.

I totally encourage local production but they got to learn the basics first which is

1) take your audience into consideration.2) imagine you are funding the movie.making films is expensive and normally someone funds it. Filmmakers should ask themselves "Would they sell their family home to finance the movie?"

BTW one should not be asked to support local films just because it is local. I would not do that. Support it because it is good and entertaining.Likewise I would not by a proton because it is local. Why should i if it is a lousy cars that falls apart after a year or 2. I will only buy it if it is reliable.

Watched it and it was FANTASTIC! It really portrays the total malaysian business feel. The silly boss who doesn't want to hear other people's opinion and just wants money, and being too creative that made people not being able to understand and stuff like that. And oh! My lecturer, Leon.. played the accountant role! It was fun teasing him before he gets back giving critic session on my ideas.

And oh, I didnt knw that they do such thing in cinema.. But when I went, it was pretty much half empty tho. Oh well, I shall get the dvd and watch it again!!!

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I am optimistic and sentimental to the point of being annoying, especially to people who think that being cynical and cold is cool. Everyday, I thank Allah for everyday things like the ability to breathe, the ability to love, the ability to laugh, and the ability to eat and drink.